大家好，我是SK2 TOEFL 的Lia。
在寫作文時，不知道各位是否會有不太確定如何切入題目，
審題想點的問題。
在之前的寫作系列文裡，我曾經和大家提過審題想點的重要。
今天，我想直接就兩個題目，分享我的切入面向以幫助大家在寫托福作文
時，更了解何謂「審題」，「如何想點」，又可以如何將自己的元件變成一
篇完整的作文！歡迎有興趣的同學參考～
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are
the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer.
看到這道題目，第一個要抓出的就是題目的句子結構：
Parents 是不是 「最好的老師」呢？因此，這裡同學應該要先「定義何謂
好的老師」，再來觀察「家長」這個身份有無「符合你對好老師的定義」。
遇到這個題目，很多同學會直接想到「家長們因為『身教』，是影響孩子最
深切的人」，這是自然地，要注意的是，如何將這個概念，用語法正確的英
文寫出來。「身教」此二字要如何切換成英文句子？這是必須要經過思考
的。萬一沒有想好就開始下筆，整篇文章的結構便會變得混亂。
Lia的寫作方法：定義好的老師 —> 列出好老師的條件 —> 回頭觀察家長
的特質（有無與方才定義相符？）—> 思考如何寫出想法，並動筆將剛才想
過的邏輯連起來。
Best teachers: would give students a
characteristic to remember Best teachers: would teach out of
genuine care and love Best teachers: would possess authority
Parents do indeed fit these qualities —>
寫出主題句：
First of all, a good teacher would always teach by presenting
students a vivid demonstration; since parents always unconsciously
become role models for children to copy from, they are indeed the
best teachers. This is because parents spend long hours together
with their child; thus, it is natural for a kid to copy from his
mother.
Secondly, a good teacher teaches out of genuine care and love.
Undoubtedly, compared to other people, a parent is more likely to
fit this quality because she is the one that raises the child.
Last but not least, a best teacher is defined as one who possess
authority. Since parents have the biggest right and the biggest
duty to guide their child, they can be said as the best teachers.
特別注意，像這樣的題目看似很長，但是其實只要每一段的主題論述立場明
確，申論段的發展就不會過於限縮。
當同學依循著這些主題拒往下論述時，應注意到主題句裡是有「明確的態度
的」。比方說，最後一段的解釋裡，我有提到： Since parents have the
biggest right and the biggest duty to guide their child，they can
be said as the best teachers. 因此，我的段落裡的例子就會寫到：小朋
友哭鬧的時候，「只有家長」在法律上才有權利管教小孩（比如，讓他罰站
或禁足），也因此，家長是最好的老師。反之，老師若想當好老師讓小孩記
取教訓往往是較難的，因為老師們並無這個法律上的權利去管教孩子（很可
能會被告）等。因此，因為如此，家長在理論上，應該能稱得上：「對於孩
子而言最好的教育者」。
再舉一個題目示範一段我的審題想點方式，下面這道題目稍為困難一些：
Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change
improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to
support your answer.一樣，我們抓出題目的句子結構：Nowadays, food
has BECOME EASIER to prepare. 這種 FOOD BECOMING MUCH EASIER TO
PREPARE 的 CHANGE 有沒有 IMPROVE 人類的生活方式？
我的立場是：有。
食物準備比較容易 —> 煮魚時不需要自己殺魚頭很可怕 —> 某部分讓我們
的心理比較舒服
食物準備比較容易 —> 開飯時可以直接用咖喱醬倒下白飯 —> 很方便快速
—> 可以將時間做更有效的利用，將時間花在更喜歡的事情上 （不需要辛
辛苦苦地顧一鍋咖哩，觀察蘿蔔到底熬爛了沒有）
大家有沒有發現，這一次我的想點方法，是從元件example 往回想我對此題
的立場的？原因是，大家看到這個題目時，往往腦海中會先產生一個畫面，
而我正是利用了這個畫面，直接去想我的畫面是因為什麼來的，最後再慢慢
推出我的主題句。
依循以上的步驟，再將元件分類處理，最後我的段落作文約莫會長成這樣：
First of all, the fact that food has become easier to prepare has
created more convenience in the way we live. This is mainly
because we no longer have to experience the complexities in
dealing with raw ingredients ourselves. Thus, people feel more at
ease to make a family dish. This fact solely has dramatically
improved how we live our lives. For example, imagine making a fish
soup. 30 years ago, because people only bought fresh fish from
fish markets, they even had to cut off fish heads by themselves in
order to make a nice fish soup. In contrast to that generation,
today, 30 years later, we have the supermarket to do everything
for us, so all we had to do was to throw the fish into hot water.
This makes cooking so much more simple and enjoyable. Without a
doubt, since cooking takes up so much of our mental energy, this
change largely improves the quality of our lives.
記得：只要段落裡的重點明確，寫作永遠不是困難的事情！
祝大家寫作愉快，以上的分享提供給各位參考！
Regards,
Lia